Improvement in hand seed-planters



@diri-ieri JOHN .iEFFOO-AT.

OF ONAwA, IOWA.

Leners Patent No. 87,414.; ma Ma/reha, 1869.

To all 'whom it'mwy conce/m 1 Be it known that I, JOHN JFFOOAT, of Onawa, inthe county of Monona, and State of Iowa, have in- 4vented a new and improved Hand Seed-Planter; and

I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact description thereof,l which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- I Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of my im'- proved hand seed-planter.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the same, showing the parts in a'dfferent position.

Figure 3 is a' face view of the same, a 4portion of the casing being removed.

Similar. letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new hand seed-planter, whichis so condensed as to be of convenient size, and easily handled, and which is cheap, and can be readily made by an ordinary mechanic.

4It can be used single Or double, that is, one person can operate one or two of them at once, and its mechanism is easily adjustable to'diiierent kinds or-qnanti ties of seed to be planted.

The invention consists inthe general arrangement of parts, and in the whole construction of apparatus, all being so made that the aforesaid objects can be readily attained.

A, in the drawings, represents 'the' main box of the machine. 'f

The sameis made of wood, or other suitable material, of sufficient size, and of somewhat tapering form, it being narrower on its lower than it is on the upper part.

Somewhat above its middle, is arranged in it a transverse block, B,- above `which an inclined plate, O,dis fixed in the box, as is clearly shown in figs. 1 an 2.

Between the block B and plate C is arranged a sliding plate, H, which is, by means of a spring, D, forced against the face E, of the box, to close an aperture,

gr apertures," Informed in or by the plate C, as in 2 The faceE, of vthe box, is aslide, whichcan be moved up and down, at will, and which carries on its inner side a block,'F, with an inclined upper edge, and

with the upper part of its inner side hollowed out, or concave, as shown.

The bottom ofyvthis' concave portion is formed by'a plate, G, which is" lu1`J`and-down adjustable, so that the cavity canbe enlarged or diminished,- at will.

The adjustment can be provided by forming a slot throughA the upright portion of the plate G, as shown in iig. 3,01' by any other equivalent means.

-When the slide E is drawn up, (it has a handle, c, on top, to facilitate its manipulation,) the block E is drawn up in front of the block B, and its inclined up per face causes` the slide H to be moved back against the spring D, as shown in iig. l. 1

'lhe seed, which is contained in thenpper part of the seed-b ox,'is.now free to drop the block F, and to fill the same.

into the cavity ofr As soon as the slide E is pushed down, the spring D at -once closes H, as in iig.A 2, and prevents seed from falling below H.

The seed in the cavity ofF will, when the sliding-plate H has been closed over it, drop ont, and fall upon an 1nclined plate, I, (see g.' 2,) which plate forms a partltion inthe seed-box A.

The plate I is a spring, fastened to the back, d, of the box. 4

` As soon as the slide E, is again raised, the spring I will, by a lug, e, on E, be forced back, as in iig. 1, to

let the seed fall further down. D uring the next downward motion of E, the spring dropped from F. f

The seed, thus falling off the spring I, falls upon another spring, J, which projects from the back plate d, with its lower edge against the lower part of a plate, L, that is fastened in front to the lower part of the seed-box.

The slide E is, iu front, guided by strips,fj, that are fastened to the side-pieces of the box, and the plate L is fastened to one of these strips f, or, if desired, directly to the side-pieces of the box.

The'lower end of the slide E carries a metal block, i

M, as shown.

When the seed drops Ofic the spring` I, it falls into the lower part of the box A,' where the plates J and L come together. Y l i As soon as E is again pushed down, the plunger M moves the spring J aside, and pushes the seed out into the ground. i

The top of the box- A i5, or'can be closed by a sliding cover, N.

When thereare twoseed-boxes to' be used at once, they are connected with each other by means of a rod, O, which is hinged to the two boxes, as shown in gs. l and 2'.

The position of the boxes to each other is defined by means ofy braces, P P, which are pivoted to the boxes and to the rod O, and which are adjustablebn ,the latter, as shown.

The back, d, of the box A, may have a removable portion, y, to allow the inspection and repair of the interior of the box.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination, iu ahand seed-planter, of the lbox A, slide E, block F, plate O, slide H, and spring D," all arranged and Operating substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The hand seed-planter, consisting of the box A, plate 0,-spring D, seedslide H, slide E, block F, plunger M, spring J, and plate L, all arranged substantially as herein shown anddescribed, with or without the com? bination with the spring Iand .lug c.

I JOHN J EEFOOAT.

Witnesses:

JAMES ARMSTRONG, L. D. KITTLE.

I will close against E before the next lot of seed isA 

